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Mowi:

industrial fish farming

A/S Mowi is among the first firms in the world are blended to produce fertilization. The roe is hatcheries to the sea-water plants is carried out
engaged in industrialized breeding of salmon then placed in special hatching-troughs in in large plastic containers immersed in
(Salmon Salar) for consumption. The company running water. In the course of the spring, sea-water. These are constructed in such a way
has four plants, situated in the vicinity of usually in April, the salmon eggs are hatched that the salmon constantly get fresh supplies
Bergen — two for breeding smolt (migrating and become yolk-sac fry. This implies that the of salt-water, the flow being regulated so that
size) and two sea-water plants for breeding up newly-hatched fry have a sac of nourishment the young salmon swim against the current.
to marketing size. The company offices are at under the belly, upon which they feed for the It may be said that they swim under their own
Laksevaag/Bergen. As the project is a first few weeks. Just before this supply of power all the way to the sea-water plants out
pioneer one, A/S Mowi has stressed the nourishment is exhausted, the fry are set out in the skerries.
importance of extensive contact with scientific in the breeding tanks. From then onwards they While in the smolt stage the young salmon
sources and with other breeders at home and are fed, either by the keepers or from are extremely sensitive and can stand very little
abroad, together with authorities and public automatic feeders. The fry remain in the tanks handling or other disturbances. The method
institutions, both local and otherwise. until they grow into smolt. When the young used for transporting the smolt makes it
The brood stock salmon, whether from their salmon can stand sea-water, they are removed unnecessary to touch them at all. They are
own hatcheries or 'wild', is stripped of roe and to the sea-water plants. carried in water to the containers, and, once
milt in November/December. The roe and milt The transport from the fresh-water arrived at their destination, they are allowed to

Breeding female salmon of 35 lbs.

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